Neck-yoke



(No Model.)

W. B. CHAPMAN.

NECK YOKE.

No. 392,587. Patented Nov. 13, 1888.

' ATENI YVILDER B. CHAPMAN, OF OMRO, I'VISOONSlN.

NECK YOKE.

ElPBCIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,587, dated November 13, 1888.

Application filed Ooiober 31, 1887. Serial No. 353,983. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILDER B. CHAPMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Omro, in the county of \Vinnebago and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neck-Yokes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in neck-yokes; and it consists of the peculiar construction and arrangement of devices, as will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive neck-yoke, which can be applied to any size of pole,which automatically tightens itself upon the pole when in use, and which therefore never becomes loose.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a neck-yoke embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is aside view of the leather holdback before it is doubled or bent to form the clasp-loop, and having the adjustable loop and safety-strap connected thereto. Figs. 3 and 4 are detached detail views, and Fig. 5 is an end view of the holdbaok doubled or bent to form the clasp-loop.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the pole or neckyoke, around which is fitted a clasp-loop formed by bending or doubling the leather holdback B upon itself. This holdback is made of one or more flat pieces of leather of suitable dimensions, in one end of which is formed a large opening, b, for the passage therethrough of the front end of the pole of a vehicle, and this opening may or may not be re-enforced by a metallic polering, F, which is suitably seen red to the holdback between the pieces or plies of leather of which it is composed. In the other end of this holdback B is formed a transverse eye, b, and in this eye is fitted one of the bars a of an adjustable loop, 0. This loop is made substantially rectangular in form, and is composed of a longitudinal bar, 0, two endbars, c, which are made integral with the longitudinal bar, and at their free ends are provided with eyes, through which is passed a bolt, E, which constitutes the other side bar of the loop and is parallel with the side bar, 0, thereof. This adjustable loop is permanently attached to the end of the holdback having the eye.

To adjust the heldback to a pole, A, the bolt E is removed from the loop, the upper end of the holdback is doubled or bent upon itself to form a clasp-loop, B, which is fitted around the pole, and the adjustable loop 0 in the free end of the clasp-loop B is then fitted around the holdback at an intermediate point of the length thereof above the pole-opening b and the bolt E replaced.

It is obvious that the clasp-loop B of the holdback will firmly grip and bind on the pole A when in use, as any strain or pull thereon will cause the adjustable loop to slip on the holdback and draw upon the clasp-loop, which thus renders the holdback self-tightening and prevents any slipping or displacement thereof.

, It will be further noted that my improved holdbacl; can be easily and quickly applied, without change of any of its parts, to a pole of any diameter, and that it will operate with equal efficiency and satisfaction on any size of pole, as the adjustable loop 0 can be moved with ease and facility on the holdback to vary the size of the clasp-loop.

D is the ordinary safety-strap, which is connected at one end to the adjustable loop and provided at its other end with the ordinary appliances for connecting it to the pole of a vehicle, as is obvious.

I attach especial importance to the adjustable loop connected to the free end of the holdback and adapted to embrace the latter at an intermediate point of the length thereof, when it is doubled upon itself to form the clasp-loop B, as by such construction I am enabled to provide a holdbacl; which can be easily and quickly applied to any size pole or neck-yoke without change of any of the parts of the holdback, and which is self-tightening when in use and does not become loose or displaced.

Changes in the form and proportion of parts can be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- l. A holdback for neck-yokes, consisting of a strap which is doubled or folded upon itself to form a loop to receive the cross-bar of a yoke, and an adjustable loop secured to the folded end of the strap and fitted loosely around the latter at a point adjoining the loop, where by the adjustable loop is adapted to tighten the holdback strap upon the cross-bar, substantially as described.

2. A holdback for neck-yokes, consisting of a strap doubled or folded upon itself to form a loop for receiving the cross-bar of a yoke and having a pole-receiving opening in its lower free end, and an adjustable loop permanently secured in the doubled end of the strap and fitted around said strap at a point adjacent the loop, so as to ride freely thereon, substantially as described.

3. A holdbacli for neck-yokes, having a pole-receiving opening and an'adjustable loop, the loop embracing the holdback when the latter is bent to form a clasp-loop, which fits around the neck-yoke, substantially as described.

4. A holdbac-k for neck-yokes, having a pole reeeiving opening at one end and bent or doubled upon itself at the opposite end to form a clasp-loop, and an adjustable loop, 0, pern1anently connected to the doubled end of the holdback and fitting around the latter at a point above the polereceiving opening, substantially as described.

5. A holdback for neck yokes, having a pole-receiving opening at one end, and an adjustable loop, 0, permanently connected to the other end of said holdback and fitting around the latter at a point above the opening therein, said adjustable loop having a removable bolt, substantially as described.

6. A holdback for neck-yokes, doubled or bent upon itself at one end to form a loop for the reception of the neck-yoke, and having a pole-receiving opening at its opposite end, an adjustable loop permanently connected to the doubled end of the holdback and fitting around the latter at a point above the opening therein, and a safety-strap connected to the adjustable loop, substantially as described.

WILDER B. CHAPMAN.

Witnesses:

JoHN CHALLONER, P. M. WRIGHT. 

